Little things console us because little things afflict us.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Prayer changes things by changing people.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out